GreenWingandFreeAgentsstarStephenManganistoplaytheleadroleinBBC4sadaptationofthelateDouglasAdamsDirkGentlysHolisticDetectiveAgency.ManganwillbejoinedbyDarrenBoydashissidekickRichardMacDuffandColdFeetandFriendsactorHelenBaxendale,asMacDuffsgirlfriendSusan.AdaptedbytheBafta-winningwriterHowardOverman–whoisalsobehindMisfits,VexedandMerlin–DirkGentlysHolisticDetectiveAgencyfollowstheexploitsofAdamsschaoticcharacterasheuseshisunusualmethodstosolvecrimes.Mangansaid:IvebeenafanofDouglasAdamseversincetheHitchhikersradioserieswhichIusedtorecordasachildandlistentooverandoveragaininmybedroom.Itssuchathrilltonowbeplayingoneofhisbrilliantcharacters.Dirkisachaotic,anarchicforceofnaturewithatotallyuniquetakeontheworld.Heisdescribedaslazy,untidy,dismissiveandunreliable.IveabsolutelynoideawhytheythoughtIdberightfortherole.TheDirkGentlybookshaveformedthebasisofaplayandaBBCRadio4seriesbuthaveneverbeforebeenfilmedforTV.Adamssagent,EdVictor,said:ForalltheyearsIrepresentedthelate,greatDouglasAdams,themostsubstantialfrustrationforbothofuswasthatwecouldntgetfilmsmadeeitherofHitchhikerorDirk.Douglasoncesaid,memorably,thatgettingafilmmadeinHollywoodwasliketryingtocookasteakbyhavingabunchofpeoplecomeintotheroomandbreatheonit.Well,wedideventuallygetafilmmadeinHollywoodofHitchhikerand,tragically,Douglasdidntlivetoseeit.NorwillheseethisadaptationofDirk–butitsworthbearinginmindthatDouglasalwaysthoughtDirkwouldmakeabetterfilmthanHitchhikerandIfeelsurethatthisnewTVdramawithaterrificscriptbyHowardOvermanwillprovehispoint.ShootingbeginsthisweekinBristolonthe60-minutedrama,whichisbeingmadebyITVStudiosinassociationwiththeWeldedTandemPictureCompany.TheDirkGentlyproductionistobedirectedbyDamonThomas–whoalsodirectedBBC4dramaTheFirstMenintheMoon–andwillairearlynextyear.如果您喜欢焱鹿影院(www.6deer.com)分享的《全能侦探》,别忘了推荐给你的好友!
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